New Orleans JazzFest 2025 – First Weekend
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL WEEKEND 1 – THURSDAY APRIL 24 – SUNDAY APRIL 27, 2025 It has been two years since my last JazzFest but some things about it never change. The range […]
Live Reviews
Tex Perkins & Matt Walker: Live In Byron
By Samuel J.Fell Tex Perkins & Matt Walker (w/ Felicity Lawless): Byron Bay Community Theatre, April 4, 2025 Byron’s heaving on a Friday night. Nothing new, really – mid-autumn almost but still summer in the sub-tropics, the sun […]
MJ Lenderman Live at The Forum
MJ Lenderman and The Wind delivered an unforgettable performance at The Forum in Melbourne on Friday, 21st March 2025, kicking off their Australian tour in style. The sold-out crowd was treated to a scorching two-hour […]
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Blue Mountains Music Festival: Folk At The Core, Nods To Other Roots Genres
By Steve Ford. Blue Mountains Music Festival 2025, Katoomba 14-16 March 2025. All photos by Steve Ford. Katoomba, at the top of the Blue Mountains, is an easy drive from Sydney, but a world away from […]
Womadelaide 2025: Ancient Traditions With Contemporary Influences
By Chris Lambie WOMADELAIDE 2025 Tainmuntilla/Botanic Park, Adelaide, South Australia, March 7-10, 2025 The annual celebration of music, art and dance delivered another diverse line-up with many among the 50+ acts mixing a cocktail of […]
Port Fairy Folk Festival – Sunday March 9, 2025
Day 3. By Brian Wise. The aim today was to make sure we saw Cat Power Sings Bob Dylan on Stage 1 at 4.15pm and Todd Rundgren in the Shebeen at 7.00pm. But first: one […]
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Port Fairy Folk Festival – Saturday March 8, 2025
Day 2. By Brian Wise. Another perfect festival day at Port Fairy. Temperature around 30C, not too hot. Cool breeze arrives in the late afternoon like the famous Fremantle Doctor in WA. Tomorrow is predicted […]
Worshipping At The Church of Gillian & Dave in Hamer Hall
By Brian Wise AN EVENING WITH GILLIAN WELCH & DAVID RAWLINGS Hamer Hall, Melbourne – January 28, 2025 The reverence of the audience for Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, on only their third tour here […]
Sierra Ferrell Shines at The Forum & Announces new single
Jingle-janglin gypsy tornado Sierra Ferrell and band lit up the stage at The Forum in Melbourne on Thursday night. Performing an almost two hour show, one of only two headline appearances as part of her […]
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Rufus Wainwright @ Melbourne Recital Centre
Review by Brian Wise RUFUS WAINWRIGHT Melbourne Recital Centre, Saturday January 11, 2025 While he comes from a famous musical family, it is possible to argue that Rufus Wainwright has become the pre-eminent representative of […]